| JH 07 Igaya Station 伊賀屋駅 
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 Igaya Station in 2009 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1740 Wakamiya Hyōgomachi, Saga-shi, Saga-ken 849-0911 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°17′24″N 130°20′13″E / 33.2901°N 130.3369°E / 33.2901; 130.3369 | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | JH Nagasaki Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 20.2 km from Tosu | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 December 1928 (1928-12-01) | ||||||||||
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| FY2011 | 253 daily | ||||||||||
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Igaya StationLocation within Saga PrefectureShow map of Saga Prefecture
Igaya Station (伊賀屋駅, Igaya-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Hyōgo neighborhood of the city of Saga, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nagasaki Main Line.
Lines
The station is served by the Nagasaki Main Line and is located 20.2 km from the starting point of the line at Tosu.
Station layout
The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. A small station building of simple concrete construction, serves as a waiting room and houses an automatic ticket vending machine. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ JH Nagasaki Main Line | for Saga and Nagasaki |
| 2 | ■ JH Nagasaki Main Line | for Tosu |
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View of the platforms and tracks.
History
Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 1 December 1928 as an additional station on the existing track of the Nagasaki Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2011, the daily average number of passengers using the station (boarding passengers only) was 253.
Surrounding area
- Saga Vocational Ability Development Promotion Center
- Igaya Tenman-gu
See also
References
- "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ "伊賀屋" [Igaya]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 16, 65. ISBN 9784062951647.
- Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 222–3. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 712. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
External links
Media related to Igaya Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Igaya Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)